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Alphabet War: Review

Alphabet War: Review Information : Mechanics : Card Shedding, Word Game Player Age :  6 + Player Count :  3 - 6 Players Publisher : Scrungo Games Time to Play: 10 Minutes  Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher.  Year Published: 2026 Introduction : Alphabet War is part Uno part word Game. Players are trying to shed their hand of word cards by adjusting a communal centre word. At the end of each turn  the word still has to be an existing word, else the player wouldn't be able to have a turn and instead draws a card. Play the right letters and players can fill up their opponents hand while reducing theirs.  Game Anatomy: Letter Cards: The letter cards will cover letters across the alphabet. Each card contains unique art for the letter, and some instances of this even have some letters of the same type containing nothing and some force the next player to draw cards. For purposes of counting how many ...

The Deadlies: Review

The Deadlies: Review Information: Mechanics:  Hand Management, Card Shedding Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  3 - 5   Players Time to Play: 30   Minutes  Game Designer:  Paul Saxberg Game Artist:  Leah Fuhrman Publisher : Smirk and Dagger Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  1.50 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: The Deadlies is a card shedding game where you have to empty your hand of cards three times. Your hand size will start at is but this will decrease by two every time you are successful at emptying your hand. Your opponents won't allow this to happen though and they will constantly be aiming to add cards to our hand. Card Anatomy: Wickedness: Wickedness is your hand size. It will begin at six and will decrease by two every time you empty your hand. Once you have reached zero you have won the game. Deadly Cards: These are the cards players are aiming to get rid of...